Ghana beat South Africa to claim bronze at the 2024 WAFCON
South Africa head coach, Desiree Ellis, was full of praise for Ghana on Friday night after her side lost to the Black Queens in their third-place playoff match at the 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
Speaking in a post-match interview after her side missed out on the bronze medal, Coach Ellis admitted that the Black Queens were better than the Banyana Banyana on the matchday.
“I think we started a bit slowly. Got into the game, got a goal and we pressed. They came guns blazing in the second half, and the most of the second half, we couldn’t get the ball. They closed the game down, a few crosses came in, they were better than us in the second half,” Coach Desiree Ellis said.
The South Africa coach added, “The game went to penalties. We knew we had a chance, but unfortunately, we didn’t win the penalty shootout this time around, so congratulations to Ghana.”
Coach Desiree Ellis and her side will depart Morocco for South Africa on Sunday after the final of the 2024 WAFCON on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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